Bryant/Bourchier/Tilney/Cheney Genealogy: From Ralph de Cheney to Elizabeth Cheney

24th Generation: Sir William de Cheney

• William was born in 1275 in Hassocks, West Sussex.
• He married Lady Margaret de Shurland, and they had four children together: William, Robert, Peter, and Henry.
• William died in 1322 (47 years old) in North Yorkshire, England.
• William fought in the Baron’s War against King Henry III. He participated in the Battle of Boroughbridge on March 16, 1322, where the Barons were defeated. He was hanged because of this battle.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boroughbridge

24th Generation: Lady Margaret de Shurland

• Margaret was born in 1281 in Shurland, Kent, England.
• She married William and they had four children together:
  • William (1303-1334)
  • Robert (1304-1362)
  • Peter (1307-?)
  • Henry (who we are descended from) (1310-?)
• Margaret died in an unknown year in Shurland, Kent, England.